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Macadamia Nut Fat Bomb

Perfect Keto’s macadamia nut fat bomb is the best way we know how to have a treat that is literally guilt free and supplies us premium energy for our day. It’s officially time to shake off the fat-phobia and neuroticism from the past 30 years. Americans collectively did a low-fat, high-carb diet experiment and got fatter and sicker. The truth is that every cell in your body needs fat to function properly. When we are in ketosis, fat is our energy. We can literally sub out the word “fat” and replace it with “energy” so this recipe title would the Macadamia Nut Energy Bomb.

Two big things to highlight from a nutritional standpoint:

Macadamia Nuts

When you think of macadamia nuts, Hawaii might come to mind, but this nut is actually native to Australia. These are some of the most sought-after nuts in the world, so they can be expensive but they carry huge health benefits.

Macadamia nuts are among the fattiest of all nuts and contain antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Over 80% of the fat in macadamia nuts is monounsaturated, which is the type of fat that even major public health associations admit is beneficial to our cardiovascular system and glucose regulation (which is essential to ketosis). Comparing to even avocados and olive oil, macadamia reigns supreme in the MUFA category.

Macadamia nuts (1 ounce): 16.5 grams.

Avocado (1 avocado): 13.3 grams.

Olive oil (1 tablespoon): 9.8 grams.

Macadamias are also incredibly low in omega-6 fatty acids, which are generally inflammatory. Comparing to an ounce of other types of nuts, macadamias omega-6 levels are microscopic.

Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT’s)

The MCT’s coming from the coconut oil are going to be huge for us. MCT’s are a type of fat that is metabolized quicker than most, and broken down into useable energy. It also can easily cross the blood-brain barrier, which is why they are so beneficial to our mental clarity and performance. Perfect Keto made a convenient MCT Oil Powder just for this reason, and more can be found in our article Are MCT Supplements Worth Taking?

These sure do look delicious, I will have to try this weekend

Dakota Flemingsays:

Raw is healthiest

Cathysays:

I made these today and they are sooooo good and addictive. However when I input the recipe into Master Cook, it states that the carbs are 38 grams and the calories are 1992 – that scares me. How did you get 1.9 grams and 99 calories? I want to believe you since I am on the Keto eating plan.

Indysays:

I made this with salted nuts and added tablespoon of unsweetened shredded coconut. Soooo good!!

Brendasays:

I omitted nuts, as I don’t care for nuts. They do need something though. I thought the next time I make them I would add some Heavy whipped cream to them to give them more fat. Other than that, they were very tasty. I also have Pink Himalayan Sea Salt in a grinder and put some of that on top. That was interesting.

Your directions omit the adding of the chocolate powder.
“In a small bowl whisk together the coconut oil, vanilla, sweetener and vanilla extract until smooth.”

Nancysays:

I put this recipe into Cronometer – It says:
Full Recipe 145 grams. 15 g is about a tablespoon – which is what I use for my fat bombs in little silicone cups. Full recipe says 35.12 g of carbs, but when you split it into 10 servings of 15 g [about 1 Tb] you get 3.5 g of carbs each.
Calories -96.2 kcal, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 6.6 g,
Sodium 16.9 mg, Total Carbohydrate 3.6 g, Dietary Fiber 0.7 g
Sugars 0.2 g [may be counting the sugar alcohols]
Protein 0.7 g Hope this is helpful.

Claresays:

My husband made these and the coconut oil didn’t blend. I think he didn’t wait until it was room temp. It was terrible.

Rose Swierczynskisays:

These are one of my favorite treats. I love the crunch and keep them in the freezer at all times. I made no changes to the recipe and I think it is perfect. of coarse the coconut oil should be melted. other than that simple and delicious.